The crime of identity theft is a serious one. You can get a lot of information about how to prevent identity theft at the FTC site.
5 steps to saveguard your personal information
1. Buy a shredder. Shred financial statements before you put them in the trash.
2. Protect your Social Security number at all costs. Try not […]

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It seems like almost everything that relates to borrowing money requires a look at your credit score. Banks and lenders use your credit score to determine whether or not they should lend you money. Want to get a car loan? Want to get a mortgage? A credit card? These all require a check […]

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Ben Franklin said, “In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes. ”
Taxes are due again in April, and there are actually a surprising number of events that can affect how and what kinds of taxes you will pay.
If you got married withing the past year, you will have to decide either to file […]

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Do you read personal finance blogs? These are usually people who write, anonymously most of the time, about their finance goals and how they are earning, spending and saving their money. Some of these blogs can be quite entertaining as well as educational.
Here are a few that I read from time to time (in no […]

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I wrote about watching these stocks previously and looks like they have made some gains since then. FCX is now into the low $90’s and MW closed at $26.22 on Friday (nice since I got in on MW at around $20). I think that MW has a solid management and will continue to do well. […]

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